© Reuters. A banner with an image of the late senior adviser for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Sayyed Razi Mousavi, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Syria, hangs off a constructing in Tehran, Iran December 27, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia Information Company)
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(Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Chief Ali Khamenei led prayers on Thursday on the funeral of Sayyed Razi Mousavi, a senior Revolutionary Guards adviser who was killed in what Iran mentioned was an Israeli air strike in Syria.
Khamenei paid tribute “to this martyr’s tireless battle and referred to as for his companionship with the guardians of God,” state TV mentioned.
His physique was flown from Syria to the holy Shi’ite metropolis of Najaf in Iraq earlier than being taken to Tehran.
An Israeli army spokesperson declined particular remark about Mousavi’s dying on Monday, however mentioned it took no matter motion that was essential to defend the nation.
For the reason that eruption of conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7, Iran-backed teams have mounted operations in opposition to Israel, whereas others, together with militias in Iraq, have threatened U.S. pursuits.
Israel has for years carried out assaults in opposition to what it describes as Iran-linked targets in Syria, the place Tehran’s affect has grown because it backed President Bashar al-Assad within the civil conflict that erupted in Syria in 2011.
